DefaultTab. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)

DefaultTab is the PUP that uses misleading techniques to prevent removal. Use Reimage to locate malicious components and get rid of them faster than with uninstall instructions. A full system scan blocks virus reappearance and prevents traffic to malicious domains.
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Can I trust DefaultTab?

DefaultTab (you can also find it named as Default Tab) is a search engine that belongs to the company “Search Results LLC.” It looks very similar to Google, so many users have been tricked by its design and been convinced that they need to download it to their computers. Unfortunately, but we will have to say that they have been using a questionable search engine instead of the most popular search site. There are several reasons why you should avoid DefaultTab and other suspicious search engines that have been spreading with a help of various techniques, including bundling. The main problem is that this search engine may try to hijack all of your web browsers without an appropriate permission asked. After doing so, it may try to show you altered search results that are mostly used to promote affiliate websites and third parties that are hiding behind them. There is no guarantee that these parties are reliable, so we must recommend performing DefaultTab removal on your computer.

In addition to its redirects, this browser hijacker can also start interrupting you with numerous pop-up advertisements and in-text links that are displayed for the same aim as altered search results. Finally, after changing the start page and/or the default search engine, Default Tab may start tracking your browsing on the web and may collect such things as your search terms, mostly visited websites, data that you enter when visiting them, computer’s IP address and location, etc. This data is typically called as “personally non-identifiable information.” However, there is no information about third parties that are capable of using it. If you have just discovered DefaultTab instead of your start page or the default search engine, you should know about bundling. For more information about this misleading technique that is usually based on third party software, you should check the next paragraph. To remove DefaultTab virus, you should run a full system scan with Reimage.

How can this hijacker infiltrate my computer?

We have already mentioned that DefaultTab hijack is usually initiated without your knowledge. Typically, it can be installed from download websites and together with freeware as an optional component. Programs that are usually involved in the distribution of DefaultTab are video recording software, download managers, PDF creators, web browsers and similar applications that are actively offered for free. If you want to avoid that, you should carefully read License Agreement and Privacy Policy before downloading adware to your computer. Also, make sure that you keep an eye on the whole installation process of the free program that you need to download. You should definitely select Custom or Advanced installation option and then uncheck check boxes that allow optional installs. If you have been suffering from DefaultTab redirect and similar problems that interrupt you during your searches, keep in mind that it may redirect you to the unwanted website and interrupt your searches with commercial advertisements. We recommend to ignore them and remove Default Tab from your computer.

DefaultTab removal:

If you want to remove Default Tab by Search Results LLC, you should use of these anti-malware programs that are given below. They can not only help you find each of components of this browser hijacker but can also eliminate every virus that can be hiding inside the system and slowing it down or trying to damage it. However, this program is considered a potentially unwanted, so you can also remove it via Add/Remove Programs list. For that, follow these steps:

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Uninstall DefaultTab from Windows systems

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If you want to get rid of this hijacker manually, you must uninstall DefaultTab and these entries: BrowserDefender, SelectionLinks, MixiDJ Chrome Toolbar.

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).

If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.

Uninstall DefaultTab and related programs
Here, look for DefaultTab or any other recently installed suspicious programs.

Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.

Remove DefaultTab from Windows shortcuts
Right click on the shortcut of Mozilla Firefox and select Properties.

Go to Shortcut tab and look at the Target field. Delete malicious URL that is related to your virus.

Repeat steps that are given above with all browsers' shortcuts, including Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Make sure you check all locations of these shortcuts, including Desktop, Start Menu and taskbar.

Uninstall DefaultTab from Safari

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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences.

Here, select Extensions and look for DefaultTab or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.

Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Open your Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu section. Here, select Preferences as it was displayed previously and select General.

Here, look at the Homepage field. If it was altered by DefaultTab, remove unwanted link and enter the one that you want to use for your searches. Remember to include the "http://" before typing in the address of the page.

Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari....

Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete DefaultTab removal process.